RubberIt – If you've been reading me, you probably know my opinion of subscription condom startups.
The fact that a magazine whose primary revenue base consists of condom ads and prisoner subscriptions has been going strong for over a decade now really exposes the bullshit at the heart of all those "end of the printed word" scare-pieces they keep running everywhere.
Our findings indicate high levels of subscription to negative beliefs about condoms, with two out of three respondents affirming belief in at least one negative condom rumor.
May Alba is a co-founder of Rubberit, a web platform that allows people to buy condoms online through monthly subscriptions.
LOLA, a subscription service delivering tampons and pads, and now other products, including condoms, lubricant, and feminine cleansing wipes, has closed on $24 million in Series B funding.
With a subscription package, the company gets rid of the problem of not having a condom around, as well as the problem with having to go to the store to buy them, which carries some social stigma.
These new products are also offered on subscription, starting at $10 per month for a 12-count box of condoms or 12-count box of cleansing wipes.
Strikingly similar to U.S. startup Manpacks, Turkey's Erkek Paketi offers a subscription e-commerce service that delivers mens underwear, socks, t-shirts, shaving products and condoms on a monthly, two monthly or three monthly schedule.
It is starting to seem like there's a startup providing subscription delivery services for just about everything: Razors, snacks, kids items, makeup, underwear, DIY craft tools, even condoms and sex toys.
